Hurricane Michael Death Toll In Florida Doubles

Florida’s death toll doubled Tuesday after state officials announced 16 people in the state died as a result of Hurricane Michael.

Hurricane Michael hit Florida’s Gulf Coast Oct. 10, dumping over a trillion gallons of water on the state, which saw winds speeds up to 155 mph during the storm. Water surges 13 feet high also wrecked large parts of the coast and destroyed nearly every building in Mexico Beach.

Hurricane Michael’s total death toll now sits at 26. The tally includes 10 deaths in North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. President Donald Trump flew to Florida Monday to see the Hurricane’s devastation and visit victims of the storm. Seventeen were known to be dead at the time.

Puerto Rico is still attempting to recover from Hurricanes Maria and Harvey, which hit the island territory in September 2017 and August 2017 respectively. North and South Carolinians are also recovering from mid-September’s Hurricane Florence.

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